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Traffic police swoop on drink-drivers
By Dong Zhen |
January 16, 2009, Friday
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SPOT checks conducted late on Wednesday caught three drink-drivers, including one who faces a 15-day detention for driving with a very high blood-alcohol level, police said yesterday.
Xuhui District traffic police carried out the checks for two hours at major highway ramps in the central district.
A driver from Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province refused to communicate after police stopped his car. His friend claimed he was a foreigner who didn't understand Chinese.
"It took officers quite a while to persuade the man to produce his driving license," said Sun Guofu, an officer with the Shanghai traffic police.
The breath test showed the driver's blood-alcohol level was 0.98 milligrams per milliliter, above the Chinese legal limit of 0.8mg/ml.
The driver was taken to hospital for a blood test.
Based on the results of the test, the uncooperative driver could face 10 to 15 days in jail. He will also be banned from driving for up to six months.
The other two drivers returned lower blood-alcohol results, but still too high to drive, police said. They will not be detained but will have their driving licenses suspended for between one and three months.
Traffic police have started using a device called an "electronic nose" to help spot suspects in recent months.
"You only have to bring the hand-held device close to the driver's face and it can tell high alcohol levels immediately," explained Sun.
Drivers picked out by the electronic nose are given a breath test.
Traffic police said drink-driving is an increasing problem in Shanghai.
Xuhui District traffic police carried out the checks for two hours at major highway ramps in the central district.
A driver from Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province refused to communicate after police stopped his car. His friend claimed he was a foreigner who didn't understand Chinese.
"It took officers quite a while to persuade the man to produce his driving license," said Sun Guofu, an officer with the Shanghai traffic police.
The breath test showed the driver's blood-alcohol level was 0.98 milligrams per milliliter, above the Chinese legal limit of 0.8mg/ml.
The driver was taken to hospital for a blood test.
Based on the results of the test, the uncooperative driver could face 10 to 15 days in jail. He will also be banned from driving for up to six months.
The other two drivers returned lower blood-alcohol results, but still too high to drive, police said. They will not be detained but will have their driving licenses suspended for between one and three months.
Traffic police have started using a device called an "electronic nose" to help spot suspects in recent months.
"You only have to bring the hand-held device close to the driver's face and it can tell high alcohol levels immediately," explained Sun.
Drivers picked out by the electronic nose are given a breath test.
Traffic police said drink-driving is an increasing problem in Shanghai.
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